# One-Thumb Survivors — Survive 5 minutes, one thumb

> Survive 5 minutes, one thumb (iPhone/iPad app by yojiro motoba.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/one-thumb-survivors/id6818517632 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [yojiro motoba](https://appshunter.io/developer/6785776191)
- Category: Games
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 11 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-10-07
- Data updated: 2026-10-12

## What is One?

Survive five minutes with one thumb.
A survival action game: drag anywhere to move, and your weapons fire on their own.

Defeat the horde, collect the blue gems, and level up. Pick 1 of 3 upgrades each time to grow your weapons. At the five-minute mark, the boss arrives. Beat it to win.

HOW TO PLAY
- Drag anywhere: you move the way you drag (no on-screen stick)
- Attacks are automatic. Defeat enemies and pick up gems
- Each level-up, choose 1 of 3 upgrades
- Max out Bolt or Orbit and hold the matching passive to evolve it
- Survive five minutes and the boss shows up

FEATURES
- One thumb, one hand
- 5 weapons, 4 passives, 2 evolutions: your picks change how you play
- Earn coins every run and spend them in the SHOP on permanent boosts
- Game Center leaderboard
- Share your result as an image
- Pixel art and retro 8-bit sound effects

PRICING
- Free to download
- 3 free plays per day (resets at midnight)
- Out of plays? Watch an ad for +3 plays
- A one-time in-app purchase removes the daily limit and all ads

A run takes five minutes. How long can you survive?

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Everything | $0.99 | one-time |


## Is One safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess One.

## Is One legit?

One-Thumb Survivors has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for One is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-10-09

NEW STAGES
- Beat the boss to move on. 6 stages in all; beat the last boss to clear the game!
- Each stage recolors the enemies, makes them tougher, and brings a new enemy type
- A boss HP bar
- Your weapons, level and HP carry over, and your build keeps growing as you go

NEW WEAPONS AND BOOSTS
- Weapons: Lightning, Mine and Seeker
- Boosts: Haste, Armor and Regen
- Six weapons can now evolve
- Your chosen weapon now grows to max level more reliably

DAILY CHALLENGE
- A new mode with a new twist every day. Your first run each day earns +100 bonus coins

AND MORE
- Enemies drop hearts, magnets and bombs
- SHOP upgrades now go up to Lv10
- Pause to save and quit, then CONTINUE from the title screen (no play used)

### 1.0 — 2026-10-07

No release notes.

## More apps by yojiro motoba

- [hagu](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hagu/id6788617519)
- [Deep Drop: Pixel Dive](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deep-drop-pixel-dive/id6817986653)
- [Orbit Dodge: One Thumb](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orbit-dodge-one-thumb/id6819153302)

All apps by yojiro motoba: https://appshunter.io/developer/6785776191

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